2030 Planet Cup: one world, many ways

In a region of the Northern Hemisphere where I am writing this, needless warfare has been wreaking havoc on helpless civilians for over seven months.
The death and destruction toll is how “victory” is determined. The whole situation dampens the spirit of the entire planet since no one can articulate the justification for such senseless damage that is impoverishing the rest of the world in many ways.

However, the crisis continues, and there is a genuine risk of an escalation that might eventually wipe out all life on Earth. However, this era in human history is perhaps the most “advanced.”

Kwara United FC, a Nigerian football team, travels to Niamey, Niger Republic, at the same time period to attend the second leg of an African club championship. This location is closer to home.

A small group of guys, one carrying a tiny goat tethered by the neck, openly begins to shower and sprinkle the fresh blood of some animal on their opponents, players, and their officials, while chanting certain incantations as the players disembark from their coach at the stadium of their hosts.

Absolute brutality was shown in an incredible spectacle right out of the middle times. For the visiting players who were ready to play a pivotal continental football match, it was a source of distraction, worry, mental anguish, and pain.

Surprisingly, the Confederation of African Football, or CAF, which organized the competition, has not responded as of the time of writing. This is likely because, despite the overwhelming evidence that these dark spiritual practices are ineffective, they are still practiced in various religious contexts around the world, even in the 21st century. The World Cup would have been won by some African nation by now if such were the case, considering the region is often associated with harboring such nefarious activities.

The Nigerian squad did not succeed in winning the game despite the blood donation. They were disqualified from moving on to the competition’s next round. It seems that the gods rejected their blood offering. Due to their draw, Kwara United FC advanced to the next round.

It is the twenty-first century.

Last weekend, a football player in another region of the “advanced” globe scored a stunning goal. He briefly “goes insane.” Of course, the “madness” is tolerated. It is a happy occasion.

He moves to a corner of the field with a couple of his teammates and does a dance routine for a brief period of time. This fun “ritual” was made famous by Roger Miller of Cameroon during the 1990 World Cup and has since spread like wildfire.

However, last week was unique.

Young and talented Brazilian striker Vinicius Junior, who plays for Real Madrid FC in Spain, scored a stunning goal and performed the “madness” dance with a teammate. In front of fans of the other side, he danced in one field corner to celebrate.

Everything ought to have been OK, but because we are living in the 21st Century—the most “modern” era in human history—a certain unfathomable craziness is sweeping the globe. On the pitch and on social media, a horde of football fans could not conceal their ingrained racism. The innocent player is the target of monkey chants and racist epithets because, wait for it, he is Black!

Vinicius Junior is a black football star who is utterly outstanding. That is his offense.

Despite all of the West’s pretended efforts, racism still permeates the everyday White person. It continues to be a terrible, horrible epidemic.

Even Prince Harry, the younger son of the new King Charles and fifth in line to the British throne, said as much in a documentary about his marriage to Meghan Markle and the reasons he decided to give up his royal responsibilities for his Black bride.

The shameful practice of racism, which has persisted for more than 500 years, is prevalent in both tiny and major doses in European leagues.

It is obvious that racism will not go away any time soon. It is also obvious that the Black person must take responsibility for his own actions in order to win the respect of the rest of the world and not the rest of the world.

That battle must be a well-planned effort that has been devised, strategized for, and then waged.

It is the twenty-first century.

I had the distinct pleasure of sitting across from Professor Eghosa Osaghae last week while at his office at the Nigeria Institute of International Affairs, or NIIA. I paid close attention to what he had to say as he described his vision of the Return-to-Africa Movement, an initiative that would promote cooperation and a cultural, political, and economic unity agenda for the Black Race, which had been dispersed by “slavery” around the globe.

The focal point of its foreign policy, the NIIA is the Federal Government of Nigeria’s intellectual think tank for developing diplomatic and political policies that would affect the nation and Africa. NIIA is operating in “Thinking” mode.

I can’t stop thinking about his ambitions.

I begin to “see” the pieces of a puzzle slotting into grooves and coming together to form a composite. There will ultimately be a project that will mobilize and inspire the Black race globally.

By the time I left his office, we had agreed on what needed to be done next in designing the third Conversation in the series, a project that would ultimately weaponize the Return-to-Africa Movement while facilitating, catalyzing, and speeding up the rapid integration and development of the continent for the benefit of all Black people on the planet.

The Conversation will depict a potential future and a thrilling voyage through human history that will show how the Black race might get its due respect and position in the world; else, he will continue to be the “victim.”

The Power of Sports, the first installment in the trilogy, launched it in February 2022.

The second was the revival of FESTAC ’77 in a brand-new idea known as the FESTAC of Sports.

The third one is already here and will be made public in November 2022.

Because of “The Return to Africa” project, it will likely be the largest and quickest development of Africa project in history.

The idea is to use athletics, the most potent “weapon” in the world, to alter the course of Black history and transform the whole globe.

Consider this: Starting in 2026, 48 nations will compete in the FIFA World Cup. The USA, Canada, and Mexico will host the first in the series, representing a whole continent.

It starts a new chapter and offers fresh opportunities.

The most profitable and significant sporting event in the world will once again be held in Africa beginning in 2030.

Consider the possibility of combining the World Cup, FESTAC, and the Power of Sport to inspire a Return-to-Africa movement that will give birth to a new home for Africa and the Black people on earth.

Let those who have eyes begin to dream!